Working in cruisersWorking in a cruise is a unique opportunity
that young people of both sexes can have;
people who are ready to develop themselves
in the industry of spare time and
entertainment and whose command of the
English language allows them to access to
highly demanding and
well paid job
positions.

For those who enjoy new
experiences and luxury,
working in cruisers
is the perfect opportunity to combine work
with adventure. This is because, been
cruisers huge luxury crafts destined for
leisure time and travelling around the world
port of calling in harbors from different
countries, it will allow whoever works in
them, to know new countries, new people and
the possibility to earn good money.

We should remember that, when
been in a cruise in permanent movement
during 24 hours a day and 365 days a year,
the attention towards passengers is
continuous. Many of these huge crafts are
actually floating cities, because they count
with first class services in hotels,
restaurants, as well as additional services,
such as theatres, libraries, casinos,
stores, bars, gymnasiums, hairdressing
salons, spas, etc.

The
offered job positions in
a cruise are many and they occupy the
diverse work areas on board. However, the
work conditions indicate that not all the
people who wishes to work in a cruise, have
the conditions to do it, because it means to
stay away from your family for an average
time of 8 months and been prepared to work
without resting for seven days a week during
10 hours a day.

The most important
requirements to
work in a cruise go from
been used to work under a lot of pressure,
to been extremely disciplined, having a
permanent culture of taking care of the
customers, counting with an impeccable
presentation, having a high level of
interpersonal capacity and have an adequate
command of languages, especially English in
a high level.

Every worker goes under a trial period of
three months to be evaluated and see if the
adapt to the
conditions of working in a
cruise. When the contract ends, they will
send you to your country on holiday before
they offer you another work proposal. In
average, you will get one or two months of
vacations. Generally, the new job offer
contains a salary improvement.

From the third contract, in
relation to the experience you have
obtained, you can develop a career,
requesting to be promoted.
Many cruise companies advertise their staff
requirements through the usage of ads in the
most important diaries in each country they
visit and through the
internet, through web
sites that are dedicated to this branch,
such as
http://www.cruiselinesjobs.com/esp/companias-de-cruceros/
or through human resources recruiting
companies specialized in people for
cruisers, which you can access through the
internet.

Those who wish to work in a cruise and come
from specialties such as Tourism, Hotel
management, languages and Cooking, have the
best chances to get hired than those who do
not have this formation.

The salaries offered to work in a cruise go
around 1 200 and 4 000 dollars, which are
entirely perceived by the worker, because,
by been his or her work center the cruise,
the employer assumes the food and
accommodations.

It is necessary to remember that cruise
companies do not give social benefits or
pensions to their workers. The presence of
health problems in their workers is assumed
by the company.
Summing up, a new work field is open in the
world with an old tourism modality, the
cruisers, turned into an active part of the
entertaining industry in the world, they
look appealing to work, because there you
can develop a career after the third
contract and, at the same time, improve your
economic condition, because the salaries can
be entirely saved, due to the fact that the
company takes care of the alimentation and
accommodations.

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